john anner, Phd

father, husband, adventurer

virtues

Values, Virtues and Vampire Squids

east meets west, international development, organizational mgmt, philanthropy, valuesJohn AnnerComment

Values are everywhere these days, dripping off the pages of corporate annual reports and the subject of earnest discussions in non-profit strategic planning sessions. The World Bank, for example, advertises their core values as “personal honesty and integrity, working together in teams, empowering and respecting others, and enjoying work and family.” Who could find fault with that? These are laudable values, and if it is true that every single person in the organization around the world holds these values dear, then the World Bank must be a great place to work.